Windsor Castle and the British Museum

Bethany says...
We just finished with the British Museum and it is a gorgeous building. The main entrance is huge and filled with amazing large works of art. We arrived early to beat the rush and we did just miss the crowds of people. I headed off to the African and Roman exhibit and finished in the American exhibit. My head is still swimming from all the artifacts and sculptures I saw. I love visiting museums and this was no exception.

We are on our way to visit Windsor Castle. After that we will be visiting at Jill's family's house for a traditional fish and chips meal. Another awesome day ahead of us!

Jill says....The British Museum was the most amazing museum I have ever seen. It was absolutely gigantic, and the sheer number of their artifacts was astounding. I saw quite a few mummies, the Rosetta Stone, and a lot of pieces from Egyptian tombs. From there we headed out to Windsor Castle, which is about an hour outside of London. Unfortunately we didn't have a lot of time to spend in Windsor because we were under a time crunch to get the bus back in time to have dinner with my family. I will definitely be going back there the next time I am in London. Windsor is a beautiful, quaint town. The castle itself is breathtaking. We took a lot of great pictures (of the outside, no cameras allowed inside). It was very interesting to be able to walk through the state rooms. We saw the most elaborate doll house and dolls. Check out the website (http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page557.asp), especially since I can't get pictures on here right away. I cannot wait to go back to Windsor!

In the evening, we went to my family's house (north of London) to have a fish and chips dinner. Dinner was very good, but the company was even better. It was fun to sit around and catch up. I also got to see one of my cousins, Alex, that I hadn't seen in 17 years. We ended the night with a cup of tea, and finally I could barely keep my eyes open, so we headed home on the tube. Thank you to my family for taking such good care of Bethany and I while we were in London and making us feel so welcome!